WWE SmackDown Results – Oct. 25, 2024 – Gunther & Cody Rhodes Go Face-to-Face, DIY vs. Motor City Machine Guns

WWE SmackDown Results
Oct 25, 2024

October 25, 2024
Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Commentary: Michael Cole and Corey Graves
Results via Roy Nemer of WrestleView.com

Quick Match Results

  1. Best Of Series, Match #7 Special Guest Referee match – Andrade vs. Camerlo Hayes went to a No Contest
  2. Naomi defeated Candice LeRae via Full Nelson Bomb (pinfall)
  3. WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament Finals – Motor City Machine Guns defeated DIY via Skull & Bones (pinfall)
  4. WWE Tag Team Championship – Motor City Machine Guns defeated The Bloodline via Skull & Bones (pinfall)

Backstage: Randy Orton

WWE SmackDown kicks off with clips of Gunther, Cody Rhodes, Motor City Machine Guns and DIY entering the arena.

We cut to Randy Orton walking backstage and he stops at Triple H and tells him something. He and Triple H appear to have a disagreement and Orton walks down to the ring.

In-Ring: Randy Orton, Triple H

Orton says he has been doing everything he can to get his hands on Kevin Owens but Owens is off limits.

Orton says last week Aldis told him he can’t give him a match against Owens. Orton calls out Triple H and says if he didn’t know any better, he would think Triple H was protecting Kevin Owens from him.

Triple H’s music hits and out he comes. He says he would have preferred not to do it out there but since Orton can’t seem to show up to work on time, they will do it now. Orton says everyone knows Triple H is protecting Owens from him. Triple H says he is not protecting anyone, he is trying to do his job.

Orton tells Triple H to admit it and Triple H tells him the match is not going to happen. Orton tells him to admit it and Triple H tells him he is not protecting Kevin Owens, he is trying to protect him.

Triple H says Owens has never had a friend in this business and he took down everyone that was near him. He tells Orton that he knows what that is like but for the first time ever, Owens let his guard down. He trusted Orton and Cody Rhodes. Triple H tells him in Kevin’s mind, they turned on him.

He says he spoke to Owens and there is something different in his eyes, he is not the same Kevin Owens and Triple H does not want to put Owens in the ring with Orton. He tells Orton that he just came back after 18 months on the shelf, he didn’t tear his ACL or blow his shoulder out. He had steel rods put in his back and he just got him back. He doesn’t want Orton back on the shelf.

Orton tells him that isn’t going to happen. He didn’t ask Paul Levesque to come down to the ring, he didn’t ask the COO of a multi-billion dollar company. He wanted the Game, the guy who wore a leather jacket, the guy who came to his home with a sledgehammer and beat him up at his home. That’s who he wants in the middle of the ring to hear him out. He asks Triple H what he would do if he was in his shoes. This is not the old Orton being impulsive, he knows what is at stake more than everybody and Triple H knows more than everybody what it is like to have it taken away from you. He asks him to give him Kevin Owens at Crown Jewel.

Triple H looks at Orton and says he hopes to God they know what they are asking for. He tells Orton he has Kevin Owens at Crown Jewel. He tells Orton that from this moment forward, he suggests he protects himself at all times. Triple H drops the microphone and leaves the ring.

Video: Carmelo Hayes, Andrade

A video aired hyping up the deciding Match 7 for Carmelo Hayes and Andrade’s Best of Series match on the show.

Best of Series, Match #7 Special Guest Referee Match
Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes

The bell rings and we are under way. Andrade with a clothesline onto Hayes. He goes for the cover but Hayes kicks out. A chop to the chest and kicks by Andrade in the corner but LA Knight breaks it up. Hayes runs to the ropes and goes for a springboard but Andrade throws him over the top rope. Andrade runs to the ropes but LA Knight stops him. LA Knight begins to count to 10 but Andrade jumps over LA Knight and lands a splash onto Hayes on the outside of the ring.

Back from commercial, an inverted Spanish fly from Andrade off the second rope. Andrade with right hands and he runs to the ropes but Hayes with a spinning face buster. He goes for the cover but Andrade kicks out. Hayes goes for a suplex but Andrade blocks it. He goes for The Message but Carmello blocks it and Andrade lands a destroyer. Andrade with the double knees in the corner. He goes for the cover but Carmelo kicks out and he tosses Andrade onto LA Knight. LA Knight is angry, Hayes rolls Andrade up but LA Knight didn’t see it. Andrade goes for a kick onto Hayes but he moves out of hte way and he stops. Hayes goes for a super kick onto Andrade but he hits LA Knight by accident. LA Knight rolls to the outside and Andrade goes for the three amigos but he lands two.
Hayes with the cutter onto Andrade but LA Knight is on the outside of the ring. LA Knight grabs Hayes and throws him onto the announce table. LA Knight gets back int othe ring, ANdrade goes for a right hand but LA Knight ducks and he hits him with the BFT. Hayes gets back into the ring and LA Knight hits him with the BFT.

LA Knight goes to the outside and rings the bell.

Winner: None.

He says there is a pile of losers in the ring and the only man standing, the winner of game seven, LA Knight, Yeah. His music hits and he leaves the ring.

Video: Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton

We see a clip of earlier during the day between Tiffany and Nia Jax. Tiffany asks her what she can do. Nia says she needed someone to get rid of Naomi for her and Tiffany says she can do it. Nia tells her she already found Candice LeRae who will take Naomi out tonight. In comes Candice and she tells Tiffany that she can stay there and she will handle Naomi.

Backstage: LA Knight, Nick Aldis

LA Knight is backstage and Nick Aldis asks him what that was. And since LA Knight wants to make himself the center of attention, he is now in a triple threat match against both Andrade and Carmelo Hayes at Crown Jewel.

Naomi vs. Candice LeRae

The bell rings and we are under way. Candice with an arm bar but Naomi rolls out of it. Naomi with a kick and a leg drop onto Candice’s neck. Shes goes for the cover but Candice kicks out. Candice rolls onto the ring apron and as does Naomi but Candice slams her face first onto the ring apron.

Back from commercial, Candice with a modified head lock but Naomi gets to her feet and she throws Candice onto the ring apron. A kick by Naomi and she slams Candice head first onto the mat. Naomi with a drop kick followed by a bulldog. Naomi with a springboard kick off the second rope. She goes for the cover but Candice kicks out. Naomi goes for another bull dog but Candice pushes Naomi onto the ring apron. Candice runs to the ropes but Naomi with a kick to the head. The referee is distracted by Candice and Indi throws Naomi into the ring post.

Bayley runs down to the ring and she throws Indi into the ring apron. Candice is distracted and Naomi with a modified full nelson. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.

Winner: Naomi via Pinfall.

In-Ring: Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, Randy Orton

Cody’s music hits and out comes the Undisupted WWE Champion. As Cody is making his entrance on the second rope, Gunther’s music hits and out comes the World Heavyweight Champion to the ring. Both men stand in the ring with the Crown Jewel Championship on a platform.

Gunther asks Cody what he wants to talk about. Gunther says he wants to talk about Cody first. He says it was unecessary to mention his dauther last week. The Crown Jewel title has nothing to do with his daughter, it has everything to do with champion against champion. He tells Cody that at WrestleMania, Cody finished his story and for the legacy of Dusty Rhodes.

He says Cody wants to be the quarter back, he wants that John Cena schedule just to live up to someone else’s standards. He says he thinks he is doing all of this to make things a little more dramatic than they really are. Gunther says he is the greatest professional wrestler in the company and his reason for all of this, is to live up to himself. He tells Cody to imagine everyone not in the building, just them. And Cody gives him that honesty back, he wants to know Cody’s real reason why he wants to do all of this.

Cody says for a man as well dressed, in a double breasted suit and an OP on his wrist, this was the dumbest question he has been asked in this ring. He tells Gunther none of this exists without all of the fans. And Gunther had the nerve to take away their wow during his entrance. Cody counts to three and the fans go “wow”. Cody asks Gunther where he was yesterday because he was in Las Vegas doing the media rounds, talking about WrestleMania. All of that prestige but Gunther is missing the giant responsibility that comes with being a champion.

Gunther tells him to look at his title. He is the work horse Champion of the company. He knows everything about responsibility. He says he gets the same requests as Cody does, the difference is that he just tells them no because he has the guts to say no, to say no to the boss, no to any media request, to any charity and he especially has the guts to say no to everyone in the arena.

He tells Cody the reason why Cody doesn’t say no is because if Cody stops being the servant, his little story is over. And that makes Cody a gutless champion. And a gutless champion will always be secondary to him.

Cody says people call Gunther a ring general. He says Gunther commands no one, he leads no one and he wants to mention guts. He says everything he does is about guts and he hits Gunther with right hands. In comes Ludwig Kaiser and he hits Cody from behind but Gunther grabs Cody and Kaiser with right hands.

Randy Orton runs to the ring and both men slide out of the ring. Orton lifts the Undisputed WWE title and he gives it to Cody. Gunther and Kaiser stand on stage and Cody’s music hits.

Video: The Bloodline, Jey Uso

We see clips of last week’s SmackDown with The Bloodline and Jey Uso. It cuts to Raw and The Bloodline costing Jey Uso the Intercontinental Championship.

Backstage: Damage CTRL, Meta-Four, Piper Niven, Chelsea Green, Ava, Nick Aldis, Adam Pearce, Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair

We cut backstage to the Nick Aldis, Adam Pearce and Ava announcing that Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill will defend their Women’s Tag Team Championships in a fatal four way tag team match.

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament Finals
DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)

The bell rings and we are under way. Shelley and Gargano start the match. Both men with reversals to start the match. Ciampa tags himself in. An arm bar by Shelley but Ciampa with an elbow to the face. Shelley to the ropes and Sabin is tagged in. They double team Ciampa. Sabin goes for the cover but Ciampa kicks out. Gargano is tagged in and they double team Sabin. Gargano with a drop kick. He goes for the cover but Sabin kicks out. Ciampa tags himself back in but Sabin with an elbow to the face. Ciampa on the ring apron and Shelley trips him up. Gargano with a spear onto Sabin. Shelley grabs Ciampa on the outside of the ring but Ciampa throws him into the barricade.

Back from commercial, Sabin with a cross body off the top rope onto DIY in the ring. Sabin with a tornado DDT onto Ciampa. A back elbow by Sabin onto Gargano and Shelley is tagged in. They double team Ciampa with kicks. Sabin is tagged back in. Ciampa trips Shelley off the ring apron and Gargano with a kick to Sabin. Ciampa is tagged in. Ciampa lifts him up and Gargano with a kick to the face. Ciampa with a running knee onto Sabin. He goes for the cover but Sabin kicks out. Gargano is tagged back in, Shelley drags Ciampa to the outside of the ring. Sabin with a jaw breaker onto Gargano. Ciampa holds Sabin, Gargano goes for a superkick but he hits Ciampa. Shelley is tagged in and they hit Gargano with double super kicks. They land the Skull and Bones on Gargano. Shelley goes for the cover and gets the pin.

Winner: Motor City Machine Guns via Pinfall.

As they are celebrating in the ring, Solo’s music hits and out come The Bloodline.

In-Ring: Motor City Machine Guns, The Bloodline, Nick Aldis

Back from commercial, Nick Aldis is in the ring with Motor City Machine Guns and The Bloodline. Pearce tells them this won’t happen tonight and Solo says there is no problem. The fans chant “OTC” and Solo tells them to shut up.

Solo says he wanted to come out and introduce themselves to the number one contender’s. Solo tells the fans to acknowledge him. He welcomes Motor City Machine Guns to SmackDown and he tells them he is their Tribal Chief.

Chris Sabin introduces himself and Alex Shelley. Sabin tells him they are always ready and when they want to hand them the tag team titles, they are ready. Any place, any time. Solo tells them since they are on SmackDown and they want to make an impact, he challenges them to a tag team match right now in Brooklyn.

Nick Aldis tells Solo that the Motor City Machine Guns have sacrificed for years and he won’t let them have a match tonight. Shelley interrupts Aldis and tells him those titles are the most important things for them and if they want to do it right here and right now, they got it. Aldis asks everyone if that is what they want and to get him a referee.

WWE Tag Team Championship
Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. The Bloodline (Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)

A referee gets in the ring the bell rings. Motor City throw The Bloodline to the outside of the ring. They run to the ropes but Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa get back in the ring and hit them with dropkicks.

-Commercial Break-

Back from commercial, Loa with a powerslam onto Shelley. Tonga and Loa climb the top rope and go for a double splash but Shelley moves out of the way. Solo gets on the ring apron but a man in a black hoodie drags him down and throws him into the ring steps and it’s Jimmy Uso. He hits Jacob Fatu with a super kick but Solo throws Jimmy into the ring post.

Roman’s music hits and out comes Roman Reigns. He hits Jacob Fatu with a Superman Punch. Jimmy with a right hand onto Solo. The fans chant “OTC”. All four men fight to the back. Sabin is tagged in and he climbs the top rope. A drop kick onto Tonga. He goes for a splash onto Tonga but Tonga grabs the referee and Sabin hits the splash on the referee. Loa grabs two steel chairs and someone dressed in black stands behind Loa. He hits Loa with a super kick and he throws him over the announce table. He hits Tonga with a steel chair and the spear. Jey Uso lowers his bandana and throws the referee back in the ring. They land Skull and Bones onto Tonga. They go for the cover and get the pin.

Winner: Motor City Machine Guns via Pinfall to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions.

Motor City Machine Guns celebrate with pyro behind them. Jey Uso stands in the ring and out comes Jimmy. The fans chant “Uso” and they hug with the fans cheering them on.

Roman Reigns stands on the ramp and SmackDown goes off the air.

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